EAST ALTON, Ill. (AP) — A helicopter crashed Thursday morning into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, the Federal Aviation Administration says.
Two people were aboard the copter when it crashed on the Missouri side of the river.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash.
Video provided to KMOV-TV by a witness shows a black plume of smoke rising up from the barge.
East Alton is about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of St. Louis.
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